0.33l bottle, Ravenfest VIP zone Day 3 tasting. Clear golden body, off-white head. Herbal aroma, light maltiness, some metallic notes. Smooth malty taste, light raisins of all things, low bitterness. Bit too sweet for me.

"Vierzehnheiligener Bier - Scheffel-Trunk", Flasche von Meibier.de, 5.7.2026. - "Goldorange mit leichter Hefetrübung steht es vor dem Gast, darüber ein weißer, lang anhaltender, feinporiger Schaum. Durch die Nase weht ein Hauch von Zitrus und Gras, gefolgt von malzigen Noten. Die entfalten sich beim anschließenden Trunk und vermitteln ein Aromenspiel zwischen Getreide, Brot, Süße, Honig, Karamell und Vanille. Dem vollmundigen Genuss folgt eine angenehme Bittere mit deutlichem Nachhall." - Soweit der Werbetext der Brauerei; es folgt meine Bewertung: Orangegold, trüb; kurzlebiger Schaum. - In der Nase süß-getreidiges Malz und nur milde, weich zitronige und grasige Hopfung. - Im Antrunk Getreide, überdeutliche Malzsüße, mehr Hefe als nötig und nur knappe, verschwommen zitronige Hopfung, die in matte Bittere ausläuft. Zu stark rezent. Unschöner Nachtrunk. - Für ein Kellerbier, ein fränkisches zumal, zu süß, zu matt gehopft und zu stark rezent; kein echter Genuß. Vom Faß vor 13 Jahren war es auch nicht besser, wie meine Notizen belegen.

Cloudy yellow with a foamy head. Clove, banana, bubble gum, nutmeg, some lemon zest, brioche. Fruity grainy sweetness, mild dry zesty bitterness. Medium bodied, creamy texture, soft to lively carbonated, dry zesty bitter fruity sweet finish. A nice Weizen!

Golden coloured, slightly pale, transparent. Gets quite good head size, shows good enough retention and nice lacing. A quite pleasant, delicate aroma: a bit of hay, delicate but fresh enough grassy notes, a floral hop touch, a lemonish hint. Taste notes more or less follow the aroma: maltiness feels pretty neutral, even per style and there's a slightly bitter finish that leaves a bit of dry floral hops reminiscence. Quite mild, maybe even for a german pils, perhaps a bit too mild. Quite light in body, carbonation is slightly below average and fine bubbled; a pretty classic, quite quaffable mouthfeel. A very much ok german pils on the whole, not particularly expressive.

Clear dark golden with a fluffy head. Metal, lard, roasted malt, grain and straw, lemon. Metallic bitterness, grainy malty sweetness. Medium bodied, oily texture, soft to lively carbonated, metallic grainy bittersweet finish. Not as good as expected.

Clear champagne golden with a small creamy head. Lemon zest, metal, grain, floral hops, some lard. Hoppy metallic bitterness, some grainy sweetness. Light boiled, oily watery texture, soft carbonated, metallic grainy bittersweet finish. Nice Pilsner, not that Franconian as expected.

Reddish to brown pour, depending on light, quite clear. Relatively big off-white, large bubbled head. Good enough retention and lacing. Fair intensity in the aroma: caramel malts with a quite distinct honey presence, delicate underlying notes of brown/rye bread with it's hint of spiciness, perhaps a fruity hint (nothing clearly discernible). A soft, quite clean aroma. Taste notes follow the aroma pretty closely, with good taste definition and intensity. Medium sweetness, quite low bitterness. Quite sweet in the overall balance, even for a dunkel, but still well balanced overall, with a clean mouth and a dryish enough finish. A hint of fruitiness lingers in the aftertaste. Quite light in body with pretty light, very delicate carbonation, resulting in a very smooth, slightly silky mouthfeel; goes down even easier than expected for the style, maybe almost too quick. Overall impression: very similar to their fastenbock (taste notes and silky character) though of course lighter. All in all, very much likeable.

Op tap bij Wilde Rose Keller. Uit Stein. Moutig-zoet, fruitig, appel, grassig, wat alcohol, licht bloemig, niet zo zoet als deze stijl kan zijn, vol, degelijk bitter. Lichte tot medium body. Prima.